1、中西宗教觀之比較AbstractThereareover80%ofpeoplearereligiousinthewest,whileinChina,thereareabout90%arenon-religious.Whatmakessobigacontrast?Wecanonlygettheanswerwhenwetakealookatthefollowingaspectsandthenmakeananalysistothem:modeofthinking,pointofvault,viewtogodandhuman,viewtotheeternity,theroleofreligionina

2、society,regalityanddivineauthorityaswellastherelationbetweenphilosophyandreligion.FromtheanalysiswecanseethattherearevastdiversitybetweenChinaandthewestworldamongthoseaspectslistedabove.ItisthedifferencethatmakesdifferentviewanddifferentattitudetothereligionbetweenChinesepeopleandthepeopleinthewest.

3、Keywords:viewtothereligioncomparisonstudydiversityAComparisonbetweenChineseandWesternViewofReligionIntroductionAccordingtoastatisticaldataofthelastcentury,theworldpopulationofmorethan5.89billion,ofwhich4.8billionpeopleoffaithtoparticipateinmorethan1500differentreligiousdenominationsandreligiousactiv

4、ities.Thatis,intheworld'spopulation,morethan80%ofthepeoplearereligiousbelievers.WhileChinaIncontrast,morethan90%arenotreligiousbelievers.Howformedhugegap?Inthisregard,Chineseandforeignscholarsofcommonconcern.Earlyin1922published"China'sproblems,"abook,Russellsaid:"Chinaissimpl

5、ynoreligion,notjusttheupperclassesso,butallthepeoplealike."Inreligiousterms,whyistheresuchabigdifferencebetweenChinaandwestern?Originally,beyondthislifeforthepursuitofhumanbornwiththedesiretodoChinesepeopleitisaspecialcase?ThispapertriestotalkaboutthereasonswhyChinesepeopleisindifferenttoreligi

6、onsconceptsfromChineseandWesternculturesandtheviewofreligions.I. ThedifferencesonthinkingstructureIntheinitialstageofthehumanmind,chaos,intuitivewayofthinkingandperceptionofintegrity,isacommonfeatureofhumanthinking.However,theancientGreekastherepresentativeoftheWest,"thedevelopmentofalimitedove

7、rallconceptistheconceptofmaterialandformanentityseparatefrom,andattributeanalysismethod",which"ledtothetraditionalideologicaloriginsofmodernscience.""AndtheancientChinesedevelopedaholisticviewofallthingsinfinitelycontinuouscommunication,Dahuapopularconsciousnessoranorganicwhole,t

8、hesubjectismoreimportantthanthespecificanalysisandunderstandingcapabilities."ThuslanesofWesternthinking,leadingtosubsequentdifferencesinwaysofthinking,customsandmentalperformancemethods,etc.area.Forexample,Chinesepeopleareaccustomedtointuitive,symbolicwayofthinking,soittendstobemoreoftentheexpr

9、essionmysteryfromconcrete,tendedtobyarealisticimpressionistic;andWesternersaccustomedtologicalthinking,thengoodspeculative,reanalysisandthereforeearlieralsoquicklyoutofthebodyandspiritwiththatis,Iwasmixedprimitivestage.Herepresentnobetterorworsethantheother,andrightorwrong,justthinkingfeaturesdiffer

10、ent.ThisistheessenceandrootsofWesternculturesdifferencesreason.II. ThedifferencesontheviewofvaluesFromthepointofviewofvalues,WestandChineseareverydifferent.Chinaisoneoftheworld'sfourancientcivilizationsnationwhoisalong-termagriculturalpatriarchalsocietywiththefamilyasthebasicunitofsocialreproduc

11、tionandarelativelyclosedenvironmentofself-sufficienteconomygraduallyformedakinshipasalinktofamily-based.Loyaltyandfilialpietywerethecorevalues,althoughdifferentperiodsshowdifferentcontentandfeatures,suchasmoralvaluesofConfucianism,Taoismnaturalisticvalues,universalloveutilitarianvaluesMohist,Legalis

12、tspowerutilitarianvalues.Chinesetraditionalmoralityisstressedonthatinsociety,loyaltytoservethecountry,infamilytobenicetoyourparents.InmedievalEurope,itruledtheology,Godisthesourceofthehighestvalues,andChristianvaluesisthewholesocialmorality."Bible"toencouragepeopletodespisethislife,willgiv

13、etheiralltoGod,listentothecallofGodaretheeternalpursuitoftranscendentvalues.ThefaithfulconcentratewaitonGod,ratherthanconcentratewaitBongparents,wifenottobeparamount.AftertheRenaissance,humanismEuropeansreplacedthefeudalspiritofhumanism,secularvaluesalsochangetherightsofmanfromGodtheprivilegeagainst

14、medievalasceticismandtheafterlifeconcept,advocated"liberty,equality,fraternity"asthebasicvalues,theformationofindividualismandegoismreasonablevalues,whichfurtherresultsindifferentvaluesandWesternreligion.III. ThedifferencesontheviewofthemanofGodThereisabigdifferenceonviewfromthemanofGod,.G

15、od'srelationshipwithpeopleisnoreligionmustanswerbasicquestions.Ingod(God)worshipthepremiseoftheChristianGodwhoadvocateseparation.WesternreligiousoutlookunderstoodthatGodisonlyasupremegod,is"nowexists,hasalwaysexisted,thefuturewillexistallinnon-humanflesh,"Godisatrinityofpersonality,and

16、oftenworkmiraclesindaysandextraordinaryeventsInspirationtheirpersonalitycharacteristicsandindirect"absolutelyhis."Christianwiththe"loveofGod"and"loveyourneighborasyourself"thetwocommandmentsbetweenmanandGod,whowithSegration,theintegrationofindividualexperienceetern

17、almetaphysicalvalueandaphysical,havingindirectPersonalityofmetaphysicalrealismintegrationofindividualexperienceandmetaphysicalhavepersonalitycharacteristics,inordertostimulatereligiousfeelingsofbelievers,theultimateconcernoftheesotericandtheafterlifefantasybelievers.Chinaisdifferentwithwesternthatst

18、andsfor"unityofGod."InancientChineseancestorworshipandworshipGodalwaysnaturallyfittogether.Itisgenerallynotpurelyseparateceremoniestoworshipheaven,heavenisoftenworship,theboundariesbetweenGodandmanisveryvague.Intheprivatesector,someofthevirtuousking,Fumiomiloyal,bravegenerals,andevensomece

19、lebrities,paladin,etc.,arereveredassaints,tobeagrandfestival,becausethepeopleenshrinedriseGodorwithGodasprotection.IV. ThedifferencesonthestatusandroleinsocietyFromreligiousstatusandroleinsociety'spointofview,intheWestitisquitedifferent.ReligionplaysanimportantroleinWesternsocieties,inWesternChr

20、istiansociety,notjusttheGodoftheuniverseandhumancreators,nurturers,butalsomakersandarbiterofpoliticalandethicalorderofthehumanworld.Politicalandmoralrealm,forexample,first,theprimarysourceoftheWesttothe"Bible"forthecodeofethics,ChristiansgenerallybelievethattheseguidelinesfromGod.Secondly,

21、theprimarysourcesintheWest,"theBible"isalsoitspoliticalthought.Unlikeothersocialideology,religionisbothconceptualandideologicalsuperstructure,butalsoinstitutionalsuperstructure;bothinclusiveartform,contentandethicalphilosophy,andsettruth,goodnessandbeautyinone;eitherasmoralidealstoinfluenc

22、esociety,butalsoasanorganizationalsystemtogovernthefaithful.Thus,theimpactisevenmoreprofound,lasting,comprehensiveandeffective.ChinaandtheWest,inthelongtermasalinktothebloodofpatriarchalsociety,theirtraditionalreligiousfaithandbeliefinancestorworshipcore,"Heaven"asthemodeloftheuniverse,therelationshipbetweenreligionandpoliticsshouldbesubordinatedtothenaturaleconomyhighl